If you are getting the name Spishok from Ellis Island ship manifests then
there would not be any Americanization thrown in. The passenger ship
manifests were recorded by the European employees of the shipping companies
at the port of embarkation in Europe. So a Frenchman recorded the entries
at La Havre, a German at the port of Bremen or an Englishman at the port of
Southampton.

It takes a frequent reminder that the passenger lists were now written at
Ellis Island. Ellis Island is just the place that the immigrants arrived
and the ships manifests were handed over to the US authorities to check off
and process those who were coming ashore.

Frank Plichta

Searching the world for PLICHTAs

Request ANY information about ANY Plichta from ANY place and at ANY time in
history.

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> In my view, not correct.
> "Spis" is an area/region and I have never heard of a plural form of the

word.

> "Spishok" is a derivation of the root wordÂ "Spis" (where the last 'S' is

pronounced 'sh'Â as in ship.)

> It it would be helpful to see the context in which the word was used.
> Alan
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> >________________________________
> > From: MGMojher <mgmojher@...>
> >To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com <mailto:SLOVAK-ROOTS%40yahoogroups.com>

grandmother and her family immigrated from "Spishok, Europe". I'm not sure
if this is a town, a county, an area, or simply an incorrect spelling of
something else. Does anyone know anything about this place?